Room of Lincoln

The Chambre of Lincoln is a room on the 2nd floor of the White House and belonged to a whole of parts which includes the Living room of Lincoln and the Bathroom of Lincoln. Named according to Abraham Lincoln which used it as office, this part with the reputation to be the theater of appearance of Fantôme S. the room is used by the presidents like guest room and to honor their political supports.

Furniture

The part is furnished in the style victorien since its restoration by Harry S. Truman. Certain pieces of furniture were used under the presidency of Lincoln (but are former for him), in particular the settee and three matched chairs, two armchairs and four chairs of the cabinet of Lincoln. The central point of the room is the bed of Lincoln, a bed out of bois de rose of 8 feet by 6 with an enormous bedhead which would have been bought by Mary Todd Lincoln when it dealt with decoration. The bed was probably never used by Lincoln, but rather by several of its successors.

A holographic copy of the Gettysburg Address is exposed on the desk. It is about the one of the five only signed copies, dated and entitled by Lincoln.

The living room of Lincoln

A corridor located at the east gives on a small living room which was used as office until the construction of the western wing. It is furnished in the style victorien to be matched with the room. The settee and the chair formed before part of the furniture of the green Room.

History

The room of Lincoln was quoted in the current events under the mandate of Bill Clinton to have been used as guest room for the guests of the White House, but it was not always used as room. When Abraham Lincoln was president, it made use of it like personal office and as room of the Cabinet (all the presidents of 1830 to 1902 made use about it of this manner, until the construction of the western wing in 1902). Under the presidency of Lincoln, the walls were covered with plans of the American Civil War. Its tapestry and its fitted carpet were of dark color green. Newspapers were piled up on the desk and the tables, as well as an important quantity of mail and requests of anybody requiring of the stations. Two large dustbins were filled with waste. Lincoln signed the Proclamation of emancipation of the slaves in this part on January 1st, 1863.

In 1902, when the collaborators of the president moved towards the western wing, the part became a room called “the blue Room”. When the White House was restored under Truman, the part was remade and dedicated to president Lincoln.

The part was redécorée several times during the 50 last years, in particular by Jacqueline Kennedy, but always in the style victorien. In 2004, the White House made remake the colors of the part in the style victorien.

Appearances of phantoms

The visitors of the room of Lincoln affirm to have seen Lincoln looking by the window, supervising an invisible battle field (the window saw on the southern lawn). Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower affirms to have felt the presence of Abraham Lincoln in the part. Eleanor Roosevelt declared: “Sometimes when I worked late at my office, I had the impression that somebody was upright behind me. I was to turn over me and look at. ” According to certain rumors, Winston Churchill also saw Lincoln in the part. Amy Casing, at the time of sleepless nights with his/her friends, awaited the appearance of the phantom of Lincoln and they even tried to come into contact with him using a Ouija, in vain. The dog of Ronald Reagan barked with the door of the part but never entered there. Maureen Reagan affirmed to have seen strange appearances in the part. Richard Dreyfuss affirms to have made nightmares putting in scene a portrait of Lincoln which decorates the room. “An important percentage of people who work here do not want to enter the room of Lincoln” according to Capricia Marshall, secretary at the White House with in the chair Bill Clinton. Chambermaids and servants of the White House also affirm to have seen the phantom of Lincoln.

References

''Time'': " The Origins off the Lincoln Bedroom"
'' Washington Post '': " Lincoln Bedroom' S Sleepy Look to Get has Wake-Up Call"
CNN: " (Bill) Clinton Ok' D Using Lincoln Bedroom For Contributors"
Common Dreams: " (George W.) Bush Fund-Raisers Among Overnight Guests in the Lincoln Bedroom"

See too

External bonds

White House Museum: The Lincoln Bedroom
White House Historical Association: The Lincoln Bed

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